Bowling Green State University Athletics
Hillmann Named Director of Strength and Conditioning
July 11, 2006 | General
July 11, 2006
Bowling Green, Ohio - BGSU Interim Deputy Director of Athletics Janna Blais has announced that Aaron Hillmann, head strength and conditioning coach since 2001, has had his title changed to Director of Strength and Conditioning effective immediately.
"Aaron is one of the best in the country at what he does and this title change best reflects his role within our athletic program," added Blais.
Hillmann has overseen the strength and conditioning program for all 18 sports at BGSU and supervises one full-time assistant, one part-time assistant and two graduate assistants. This winter, his area will be housed in the newly built Sebo Athletic center and will be 9,300 square feet and feature a turf area for warmup, speed and agility, a significant number of new machines and a larger area for free weight.
"My family and I love the community and enjoy the hands-on relationship that I get to have with our student athletes," said Hillmann. "Our administration and coaching staff have been extremely supportive of this area and I am very excited about the future with the completion of the Sebo Athletic Center."
He and his wife, Dina, have two sons, Jacob and Jonah, and a daughter, Skylar.
Rick Court, who is entering his fourth year at BGSU, has been named assistant strength and conditioning coach. A native of Grosse Point Woods, Michigan, Court came to BGSU in 2003 after serving as an assistant baseball coach at Eastern Kentucky in 2002-03. He also was an intern in the strength and conditioning program at Michigan State in 2001-02 and worked with the hockey and football programs. He also did an internship in strength training with the Detroit Tigers.
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A former baseball player for the Spartans from 1999-01, he owns a bachelors degree in Kinesiology from Michigan State and earned a masters degree from Eastern Kentucky. He also played two seasons of college baseball at Grand Rapids Community College. He and his wife, Molly, reside in Bowling Green.
